The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Technology program, known as QueSST, launched in 2016 with a narrowly defined but ambitious goal: prove that an aircraft can exceed Mach 1 without producing the explosive sonic boom that forced governments to ban overland supersonic flight in the 1970s. If that proof holds, the consequences
The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Technology program, known as QueSST, launched in 2016 with a narrowly defined but ambitious goal: prove that an aircraft can exceed Mach 1 without producing the explosive sonic boom that forced g… [1367 chars]
Source: USA Herald | Published: 2026-01-21T11:34:54Z
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